Salem Witchcraft HysteriaThis National Geographic online interactive presentation immerses the participant in the drama of 1692 Salem, Massachusetts through the use of a window that is spawned when you click on the site logo. Students can follow through the chronological events of that summer or use the drop-down jump menu to focus in on specific incidents that are of interest to them. What makes the site so compelling is the way it hooks you into the unfolding events of the time.
Article by Arthur Miller about the
Red Scare and why he wrote the Crucible
Orson Welles' War of the Worlds
RadioLab story about the famous broadcast by Orson Welles
Puritans and Pilgrims
Red Scare Wiki
http://amer-lit-puritan-textbook.wikispaces.com/The+Red+Scare
Senator Joseph McCarthy (HUAC) and Edward R. Murrow (CBS journalist)
Senator Joe McCarthy on CBS talking about Edward R. Murrow(audio recording although there is actual footage of Joe McCarthy taken from the movie, Good Night and Good Luck, in the CTEA Library
Text for McCarthy's entire speech
Edward R Murrow's response to Senator Joe McCarthy